Visual C++ vs C#

[mirzatahirali]

Is in the future the days of Visual C++ is numbered?Will
C# will replace Visual C++.....

 

[Carl Daniel [VC++ MVP]]

Is in the future the days of Visual C++ is numbered?Will
C# will replace Visual C++.....

No and no. If you're attending the PDC, you'll likely hear some details
there. If you're not attending the PDC, then sit tight - some public
announcements will likely be made soon after the PDC.

In the meantime, you might want to read

http://groups.google.com/[email protected]>&lr=&hl=en

(long URL, watch for line wrap).

-cd

 

[Serve La]

"Carl Daniel [VC++ MVP]" <[email protected]>
wrote in message No and no. If you're attending the PDC, you'll
likely hear some details

there. If you're not attending the PDC, then sit tight - some public
announcements will likely be made soon after the PDC.

In the meantime, you might want to read

http://groups.google.com/[email protected]>&lr=&hl=en

(long URL, watch for line wrap).

You do realize that this article is from Herb Sutter right? The only thing
more biased would be an article from Bjarne Stroustrup himself.

 

[Brandon Bray [MSFT]]

You do realize that this article is from Herb Sutter right? The only thing
more biased would be an article from Bjarne Stroustrup himself.

How about the 100 or so other people working on Visual C++? Surely, we all
feel that Visual C++ has a future. And how about the millions of people
using Visual C++? At Microsoft, Visual C++ is still the most widely used
compiler.

As Carl wrote, C++ is not dead. In fact, C++ is solving a number of
programming problems for .NET that other languages are not. As before, C++
is serving the needs of advanced developers and making it possible to build
on existing code bases. In many ways, C++ is essential for anyone using
..NET. In one way or another, many of the libraries used by other languages
are eventually using C++ code.

The Professional Developers Conference next week will unveil much of the
work that Visual C++ is doing. So far, all that has been made public is that
ECMA is standardizing a binding between C++ and CLI. Hopefully in two weeks
you will have no doubt that C++ has a vibrant future.

Cheerio!

 

[Serve La]

The Professional Developers Conference next week will unveil much of the
work that Visual C++ is doing. So far, all that has been made public is that
ECMA is standardizing a binding between C++ and CLI. Hopefully in two weeks
you will have no doubt that C++ has a vibrant future.

I sure hope so. What I'm currently seeing is zero VisualC++.NET jobs.
I do see a lot of C# and VB.NET jobs and I see MS pushing C# lots more than
C++.

But again, I hope so, I enjoy programming C++ (and C, but that's another
story) and VisualStudio is a great tool.